Birmingham, Our Lady of the Assumption Maryvale Parish Church

Title: 'St Mary - Guiding Star'

Date: 2016

Design by: Deb Lowe

Size: 1830mm Diameter

Description: The design honours the church’s patron, Our Lady of the Assumption, depicted as a bright star—St Mary’s title Stella Maris, a guiding star and symbol of hope. The window transitions from deep midnight blues and purples at the base, symbolizing earth and darkness, to shining golds, greens, and warm pinks and oranges as the star rises to heaven. At its centre is a circle of twelve glass jewels, representing the twelve stars in Mary’s crown, with a crescent moon shape at the base. This reflects Revelation 12:1: “A woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars.”